Data compliance obstacle for business in India

The ITA applies to all Indian businesses that collect data. With the trend of businesses in the western world outsourcing and increasingly utilising the Indian IT sector the ITA poses a threat both directly, through non-compliance, and indirectly, through western clients requiring compliance to data protection and security standards.

The ITA stops short of requiring businesses to achieve certification against a single standard, however it does deem organisations that are ISO27001certified as compliant with the law.